Throughout one of the greatest Super Bowl ad campaigns of all time, Bud and Bud Light met on the football field to decide the ruler of the cooler eight times. How well do you remember the stories and stars of the Bud Bowl?

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February may be the shortest month of the year, but there is certainly no shortage of unusual holidays to celebrate.

February 4th: Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

Ice cream waffle image via Shutterstock

Created by a brother and sister in upstate New York, Ice Cream for Breakfast Day says its official founding was in 1997. The only rules to observing the holiday are:

Eat ice cream
For breakfast
On the first Saturday in February
Spread the word

In case there’s still any confusion, self-appointed ICFBD apostle Itzah C. Kret has provided the Internet with an FAQ page about ICFBD.

February 5th: World Nutella Day

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Sometimes a site holds such important status to our regional or national heritage, it warrants preservation for the ages. Other times it’s so polluted the EPA demands clean-up before more people become gravely ill. Are these sites on the National Register of Historic Places, or are they listed on the National Priority List, a.k.a. the Superfund list?

Take the Quiz: Historic Site or Superfund Site?

On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else’s reply, whatever you want. On to this week’s topics of discussion…

1. We’re in the middle of this big site redesign, and one of the crucial things to consider is how the comments should work. What I like about the current system is the simplicity — you don’t have to log in, you don’t need to flash your Facebook credentials, anyone can read the comments. But there are certainly limitations. You should be able to reply to other comments, or get notified when someone responds to yours. Perhaps a preview/edit function. Voting comments up or down? Not sure how I feel about that. So I’d love to hear your preferences. What kind of commenting system would you prefer? Also, any suggestions for sites that do the comments just right would be helpful.

2. David Choe was all over the news yesterday. He’s the street artist who accepted stock instead of cash to paint murals at Facebook’s first headquarters, and he stands to make $200 million the day of the IPO. While you probably never turned down cash for $200 million in stock, have you ever been paid in something other than money? In high school, I once shoveled the yard of an elderly woman who paid me in fruitcake, ladies mittens and PDQ Chocolate mix. Not my best negotiation.

3. Rumors are swirling about a possible Back to the Future musical. What movie would you be most excited to see adapted for the stage?

4. You might be holding or attending a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Perhaps you’ve been to an Oscar-viewing party. If you’re into politics, maybe a debate-watching party is something you’ve attended. What are some other TV events that have inspired your friends to throw parties?

[Have a great weekend! See all the previous Friday Happy Hour transcripts.]

According to Deadline, Back to the Future may be headed to Broadway:

“I’m told that [Robert] Zemeckis is in early talks with his co-writer Bob Gale and the film’s composer Alan Silvestri to explore a stage transfer. A stage musical would be an intriguing way to reintroduce a franchise which, over three films, grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide. Zemeckis’ ImageMovers would be involved if this goes forward.”

I’d go see that, but then again I once painted a M.A.S.K. Thunderhawk to more resemble the DeLorean. Maybe our friend Bob Gale can come back and let us know if this is real.

[via Grantland]

Of all the honors that the Queen of England bestows on her subjects, a knighthood is easily the most coveted. To British citizens, few titles could be greater than having a “Sir” or “Dame” in front of their name. So what kind of person would turn down such a title? Surprisingly enough, many notables have done so. Here are some of them.

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1. David Bowie

A few rock stars have been knighted, including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Sir Mick Jagger – much to the anger of his fellow Rolling Stone, Keith Richards, who felt that Jagger should have declined … like another of Sir Mick’s friends, David Bowie. Bowie turned down a knighthood in 2003. “I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that,” he said. “I seriously don’t know what it’s for. It’s not what I spent my life working for.”

2. Vanessa Redgrave

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I love the intersection where design meets games. Our friend John Pham in Chicago turned us on to this site called nullthing.com, which, if you’re not careful, might consume the rest of your Friday! Explore by clicking and dragging via the 12 design games at the bottom of the page.

Police Chase Ends as Car Lands on Sleeping Man

Police in Hamden, Connecticut, tried to pull over an SUV for outstanding violations after midnight Tuesday, but were instead led on a five-mile chase. The driver sped through a college campus and into the town of New Haven. Police laid “stop sticks,” but the driver avoided them. The car finally stopped when it slammed into a house, landing on top of 34-year-old Michael Sweat, who was asleep in his bed. The suspect fled the scene. Paramedics responded and an engineering team arrived to prop up the house while Sweat was extracted from under the car, which took about an hour. Sweat was taken to the hospital suffering from burns, but his injuries are not life-threatening.

64-year-old Lard Deemed Fit to Eat

Hans Feldmeier received a can of lard from supplies distributed to Germans by the United States after World War II. He stashed it away and never opened the can. Feldmeier, who lives in Warnemünde, Germany, near the Baltic Sea, recently found the can and took it to authorities to see if it was still edible. The State Office for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Security declared it fit for human consumption, although it had lost some consistency and taste. Feldmeier was delighted to hear of the unusually successful preservation, but when he requested his can back from the agency, they gave it back to him empty.

Holy Mackerel!

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Super Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us. If you choose to party, have plenty of fun, but please do so safely. Start off the weekend right by solving today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge. Good luck!

Except for one letter that’s different,
the names of what THREE current NFL teams
are anagrams of each other?

This week’s 5 Question quizzes all feature questions that contain the names of dog characters on television. Today: TV K9s, Day 5